Patents by Inventor Shigetada Kobayashi
Shigetada Kobayashi 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).
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Publication number: 20100149348Abstract: To make it possible to process or retrieve a recorded image in accordance with the location where the image is recorded and record digital image data together with GPS information when capturing a digital image by a video camera. Moreover, when GPS information cannot be captured, GPS information a certain time before is captured. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which accesses the internet in accordance with the captured GPS information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiko HASHIMOTO, Hiroshi OHWADA, Makoto TAKAOKA, Shigeki YAMADA, Shigetada KOBAYASHI, Kiyoshi Kusama
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Patent number: 6804016Abstract: There is disclosed a control apparatus for a scanner/printer including a unit for generating print data described in a page description language, a unit for generating a command regarding a scanner for scanning an original image, and a unit for producing the print data and the command regarding the scanner to a common device through a network.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1997Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Susumu Sugiura, Yoshikazu Yokomizo, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Shigetada Kobayashi, Junichi Shishizuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Osamu Yamada, Yukari Toda, Kazuhiro Saito, Masanari Toda, Yasuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 6515758Abstract: A printer server connectable to a plurality of printers includes a receiver for receiving print data from an external apparatus, a first discrimination unit for discriminating a representation by which the received print data is described, and a selection unit for selecting, from the plurality of printers, a printer to print an image corresponding to the received print data. A second discrimination unit of the printer server discriminates whether the selected printer is capable of processing print data in the discriminated representation. When the selected printer is not capable of processing print data in the discriminated representation, a controller of the printer sever converts the received print data into print data in another representation and transmits the print data in the other representation. The controller transmits print data in the discriminated representation when the selected printer is capable of processing print data in the discriminated representation.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1999Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toyokazu Uda, Susumu Sugiura, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6507371Abstract: To make it possible to process or retrieve a recorded image in accordance with the location where the image is recorded and record digital image data together with GPS information when capturing a digital image by a video camera. Moreover, when GPS information cannot be captured, GPS information of a certain time before is captured. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which accesses the internet in accordance with the captured GPS information.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1997Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Hiroshi Ohwada, Makoto Takaoka, Shigeki Yamada, Shigetada Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Kusama
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Publication number: 20020191087Abstract: To make it possible to process or retrieve a recorded image in accordance with the location where the image is recorded and record digital image data together with GPS information when capturing a digital image by a video camera. Moreover, when GPS information cannot be captured, GPS information a certain time before is captured. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which accesses the internet in accordance with the captured GPS information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Hiroshi Ohwada, Makoto Takaoka, Shigeki Yamada, Shigetada Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Kusama
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Patent number: 6321266Abstract: An input/output apparatus is connected to a plurality of host computers via a network and executes both a scanning function and a printing function. The apparatus includes a portion that generates image data from data input from a first one of the host computers and prints the generated image data by executing the printing function, and further includes an output device that scans image data by executing the scanning function and outputs the scanned image data to a second one of the host computers in response to a request command. As a result, the input/output apparatus may operate in coordination with a plurality of personal computers by using the network to transfer image data therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1996Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshikazu Yokomizo, Susumu Sugiura, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Shigetada Kobayashi, Junichi Shishizuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Osamu Yamada, Yukari Toda, Kazuhiro Saito, Masanari Toda, Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Yasuo Fukuda
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Publication number: 20010040689Abstract: A variety of parameters for a scanner printer are set from a host computer on a network by arranging a scanner printer server system composed of the host computer and the scanner printer server connected to the network, and a scanner and a printer connected to the scanner printer. The scanner printer server system has a bidirectional communication channel formed between the scanner, the printer and the scanner printer server, wherein characters, graphics and a method of transferring image are instructed from the host computer and the data is transferred by the instructed transference method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 1999Publication date: November 15, 2001Inventors: TOYOKAZU UDA, SUSUMU SUGIURA, MAKOTO TAKAOKA, SHIGETADA KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 6177934Abstract: A system enables the reading characteristic of an image reader in a network to be recognized by a host computer. The SP server device transfers the reading characteristics of a plurality of scanner printers to a designated client host computer and through a network.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1994Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Susumu Sugiura, Yoshikazu Yokomizo, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Shigetada Kobayashi, Junichi Shishizuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Osamu Yamada, Yukari Toda, Kazuhiro Saito, Masanari Toda, Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Yasuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 5996029Abstract: There is disclosed an information input/output control device and a method therefor which displays a list of identification informations indicating an information terminal device with which a functional operation can be executed in response to an acquired environmental information of the information terminal device and in accordance with an input of an indication information which instruct to execute the functional operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1996Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Susumu Sugiura, Yoshikazu Yokomizo, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi, Junichi Shishizuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Osamu Yamada, Yukari Toda, Kazuhiro Saito, Masanari Toda, Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Yasuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 5933580Abstract: A variety of parameters for a scanner printer are set from a host computer on a network by arranging a scanner printer server system composed of the host computer and the scanner printer server connected to the network, and a scanner and a printer connected to the scanner printer. The scanner printer server system has a bidirectional communication channel formed between the scanner, the printer and the scanner printer server, wherein characters, graphics and a method of transferring image are instructed from the host computer and the data is transferred by the instructed transference method.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1992Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toyokazu Uda, Susumu Sugiura, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5859956Abstract: There is disclosed an information device and an information processing method which determine whether a control code constituting a document information is processable or not, transfer the document information to the other information processing device connected with the information processing device when the control code was determined to be unprocessable, and has the other information processing device executed as proxy for the original information processing device to produce an output information from the document information.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Susumu Sugiura, Yoshikazu Yokomizo, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi, Junichi Shishizuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Osamu Yamada, Yukari Toda, Kazuhiro Saito, Masanari Toda, Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Yasuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 5854860Abstract: When a document sheet image is stored in a storage medium, characters are recognized for the document sheet image to detect character codes and position information. The detected character codes and position information and the document sheet image are stored in the storage medium. When a desired image is retrieved from the storage medium and displayed on a display unit and a desired area on the display screen is designated, character codes of the characters contained in the image of the designated area are outputted in accordance with the coordinate information of the designated area and the stored coordinate information of the characters.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1995Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shigetada Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5822507Abstract: A variety of parameters for a scanner printer are set from a host computer on a network by arranging a scanner printer server system composed of the host computer and the scanner printer server connected to the network, and a scanner and a printer connected to the scanner printer. The scanner printer server system has a bidirectional communication channel formed between the scanner, the printer and the scanner printer server, wherein characters, graphics and a method of transferring image are instructed from the host computer and the data is transferred by the instructed transference method.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1995Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toyokazu Uda, Susumu Sugiura, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5761394Abstract: The invention concerns a color image communication apparatus, which comprises scan conversion means for converting n-level image data received in a raster scan system via a communication line to data in a shuttle scan system, multi-level conversion means for converting color n-level data obtained from the scan conversion means for multi-level data, and color conversion means for converting color characteristics of multi-level data obtained from the multi-level conversion means from color characteristics for a communication line to color characteristics of output color recording means.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1996Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Susumu Sugiura, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Junichi Shishizuka, Yukari Shimomura, Kentaro Matsumoto, Toyokazu Uda, Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Shigetada Kobayashi, Katsutoshi Hisada, Yoji Kaneko, Hiroyuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 5751857Abstract: An image processor performs a processing method which includes (a) reading out hierarchical-encoded binary image data stored in a storing medium, (b) decoding the binary image data read out in the step (a), (c) performing a multi-level generation to the binary image data decoded in the step (b), and (d) causing a display device to display an image, on the basis of the data decoded in the step (b) or the data multi-level generation processed in the step (c), wherein, in a case of causing the display device to display the image on the basis of data having a resolution which is higher than the resolution of the display device, the image is displayed in the step (d) after the binary image data is multi-level generation processed in the step (c), thereby preventing deterioration of the image when the image data stored in the storing medium is output.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1995Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: Canon Kaubshiki KaishaInventor: Shigetada Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5740028Abstract: There is disclosed an information input/output control device and a method for controlling the same which supervises a working condition of an information terminal device connected to the information input/output control device under a network circumstance executing various functional operations, memorizes status informations in a manner enabling to be restarted and executes the functional operations in the information terminal devices other than the preceding one in response to an input of an operation cease information of the preceding information terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1997Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Susumu Sugiura, Yoshikazu Yokomizo, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi, Junichi Shishizuka, Tsutomu Negishi, Osamu Yamada, Yukari Toda, Kazuhiro Saito, Masanari Toda, Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Yasuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 5720013Abstract: A variety of parameters for a scanner printer are set from a host computer on a network by arranging a scanner printer server system composed of the host computer and the scanner printer server connected to the network, and a scanner and a printer connected to the scanner printer. The scanner printer server system has a bidirectional communication channel formed between the scanner, the printer and the scanner printer server, wherein characters, graphics and a method of transferring image are instructed from the host computer and the data is transferred by the instructed transference method.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1995Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toyokazu Uda, Susumu Sugiura, Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5561536Abstract: A color image communication apparatus can switch between a copy mode and a communication mode. In the communication mode, color space standardization conversion of objective color image data is performed, while in the copying mode, color space standardization conversion of the objective image data is not performed.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1994Date of Patent: October 1, 1996Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Susumu Sugiura, Yoshinobu Mita, Makoto Takaoka, Junichi Shishizuka, Yukari Shimomura, Kentaro Matsumoto, Toyokazu Uda, Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Shigetada Kobayashi, Katsutoshi Hisada, Yoji Kaneko, Hiroyuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 5483358Abstract: It is provided an image communication apparatus which comprises multi-level generation section for generating multi-level data from received image data, color conversion section for color-converting the multi-level data from the multi-level generation section, and setting section for setting a single color mode, in which the received image data is dealt with as single color data irrespective of the color conversion section, when it is determined by communication protocol that the communication mode is the single color mode, so as to ensure satisfactory communication even with a single color image.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1991Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Susumu Sugiura, Yoshinobu Mita, Junichi Shishizuka, Makoto Takaoka, Yukari Shimomura, Kentaro Matsumoto, Toyokazu Uda, Mitsumasa Sugiyama, Shigetada Kobayashi, Katsutoshi Hisada, Yoji Kaneko, Hiroyuki Nakanishi
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Patent number: 5438648Abstract: Disclosed is an image interface device connected to a so-called digital copying machine for inputting from and outputting to an external unit, such as a computer system or a communication unit, both multilevel and binary image data. The digital copying machine performs various image processings on the image data output from a scanner for photoelectrically reading an image using a CCD or the like and supplies the processed image data to a printer, such as an ink jet printer, for printing. When the image data is input from the digital copying machine, the multilevel or binary data combined by a multilevel and binary data separating/combining circuit is input through the same data bus controlled by an I/F control circuit. When the multilevel or binary image data is output to the digital copying machine, the data is output through the same data bus, as in the case of inputting the image data.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1994Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Takaoka, Shigetada Kobayashi