Patents by Inventor Sumito Shinohara

Sumito Shinohara 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: 10611141
    Abstract: A printing device includes a print head that prints an image on a print medium while moving relatively to the print medium, a sensor that detects an amount of movement and a moving direction of a body of the printing device that are relative to the print medium, and a processor, wherein the processor causes the print head to execute printing of a first image according to the amount of movement when the moving direction that is detected by the sensor is a first direction, determines whether the body is separated from the print medium based on a detection result of the sensor after printing of the first image is finished, and causes the print head to execute printing of a second image according to the amount of movement when, after separation is determined, the sensor detects movement in a second direction that is a direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sumito Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20200062012
    Abstract: A printing device includes a housing, a print head, a scanner, and a processor. The print head includes print elements arranged linearly in a set direction in the housing. The scanner is disposed ahead of the print head in a scan direction that intersects the set direction and is a direction in which the housing is moved and acquires an image of a print medium. When determining that the image acquired by the scanner includes a reference pattern that serves as a reference of an intended position at which a print subject is to be printed, The processor controls the print head to print the print subject at the intended position that is a set distance away from a position of the reference pattern in the scan direction and is adjusted in the set direction based on the position of the reference pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Sumito SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10350881
    Abstract: A printer prints on a printing medium as the printer is moved. The printer includes a printing unit, a detector, and a controller. The printing unit prints an image on the printing medium. The detector detects a region on the printing medium that is not suitable to be printed on by the printing unit. The controller makes the printing unit stop printing when the detector detects the region on the printing medium that is not suitable to be printed on while the printing unit is printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sumito Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20190091997
    Abstract: A printing device includes a print head that prints an image on a print medium while moving relatively to the print medium, a sensor that detects an amount of movement and a moving direction of a body of the printing device that are relative to the print medium, and a processor, wherein the processor causes the print head to execute printing of a first image according to the amount of movement when the moving direction that is detected by the sensor is a first direction, determines whether the body is separated from the print medium based on a detection result of the sensor after printing of the first image is finished, and causes the print head to execute printing of a second image according to the amount of movement when, after separation is determined, the sensor detects movement in a second direction that is a direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sumito SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20170274644
    Abstract: A printer prints on a printing medium as the printer is moved. The printer includes a printing unit, a detector, and a controller. The printing unit prints an image on the printing medium. The detector detects a region on the printing medium that is not suitable to be printed on by the printing unit. The controller makes the printing unit stop printing when the detector detects the region on the printing medium that is not suitable to be printed on while the printing unit is printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sumito SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 9473617
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, or method for causing a controlled device and a controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other, wherein a server apparatus stores in advance a plurality of sets of collaboration information which causes the controlled device and the controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other. The plurality of sets of collaboration information is respectively stored in association with a plurality of controlled apparatuses different from one another in type. When the controlling terminal requests the server apparatus to send the collaboration information designating the type of the controlled device, the server apparatus sends to the controlling terminal the collaboration information corresponding to the type of the controlled device. The controlled device and the controlling terminal operate in collaboration with each other using the collaboration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumito Shinohara, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Tetsuya Handa, Masato Nunokawa, Kimiyasu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 9288386
    Abstract: An object of the exemplary embodiment is to make it possible to easily take a group photo of a plurality of persons including a photographer. In a digital camera 1, an image a of other photographed persons is taken by a photographer immediately after an instruction of a composite shooting mode is given. Next, the digital camera 1 is handed over to one of the other photographed persons, by whom an image b of the photographer is taken. When predetermined synthesizing conditions are satisfied, a facial image contained in one of the two taken images a and b shot in series is synthesized with the other taken image so that a new composite image c is created. Thus, a group photo in which all the persons have been photographed can be synthesized easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Takehiro Aibara
  • Patent number: 9092185
    Abstract: A display terminal that performs image display processing for displaying in a display section image data recorded in a recording section, which includes a controlling section that performs image sharing processing for providing image data recorded in the recording section to another display terminal over a network, acquiring image data recorded by another display terminal over the network, and displaying the acquired image data in the display section, and sharing control processing for performing control to select image data recorded by another display terminal set up at a location whose distance from the setup location of the display terminal satisfies a predetermined condition, as target image data for the image sharing processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kimiyasu Mizuno, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa
  • Patent number: 9020323
    Abstract: Provided are a communication apparatus and program which improve the operability for a user before and during data communication. The communication apparatus includes a plurality of communication units that establish electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling with a communication device located within a predetermined distance, a storage unit storing control information indicative of predetermined control contents in association with the respective communication units, a control information acquisition section that acquires, from the storage unit, control information associated with that communication unit which has established the electric field coupling or the magnetic field coupling, and a control unit that controls communication of that of the communication units which has established the electric field coupling or the magnetic field coupling by using the control information acquired by the control information acquisition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20150094053
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided to cause a controlled device and a controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other. A server apparatus stores in advance a plurality of sets of collaboration information which causes the controlled device and the controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other. The plurality of sets of collaboration information is respectively stored in association with a plurality of controlled apparatuses different from one another in type. When the controlling terminal requests the server apparatus to send the collaboration information designating the type of the controlled device, the server apparatus sends to the controlling terminal the collaboration information corresponding to the type of the controlled device. The controlled device and the controlling terminal operate in collaboration with each other using the collaboration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumito SHINOHARA, Takehiro AIBARA, Hitoshi AMAGAI, Naotaka UEHARA, Takayuki KOGANE, Tetsuya HANDA, Masato NUNOKAWA, Kimiyasu MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 8924445
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to search for image data with an intuitive operation to which active elements are added. A digital photo frame 1 searches a non-volatile data base memory 15 or a network for image data based on parameters respectively related to a position and a direction in which the digital photo frame 1 is arranged, a distance or a depth from the digital photo frame 1, and time. The digital photo frame 1 displays an image expressed by the image data thus searched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa
  • Patent number: 8918056
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a communication unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with another wireless communication device by use of a wireless channel selected from wireless channels. The detection unit detects field intensities of first wireless channels. The control unit calculates a field intensity of a second wireless channel based on the field intensities of the first wireless channels, wherein the first wireless channels do not include the second wireless channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8847974
    Abstract: There is provided a display processing apparatus that displays an image represented by image data. The apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store the image data, an obtaining unit configured to obtain surrounding image data representing an image of surroundings in which the display processing apparatus is located, a determination unit configured to determine a color given to a region not smaller than a specific threshold region in a surrounding image represented by the obtained surrounding image data or the type of person determined from a face region of a person included in the surrounding image, a conversion unit configured to convert an image represented by the image data into a specific painting style associated with the determined color or the determine type of person, and a display unit configured to display a converted image represented by the converted image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Handa, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Kimiyasu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8818286
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a communication unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The communication unit wirelessly communicates with another wireless communication apparatus using a first wireless channel. The detection unit detects electric field intensities of wireless channels except for the first wireless channel. The control unit calculates an electric field intensity of the first wireless channel based on the electric field intensities of the wireless channels detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8793129
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to make an act of viewing an image interactive and further enriched. A microphone 18 inputs a voice signal of a voice uttered by a viewer who is viewing a display image displayed on a display portion 17, and causes the voice signal to be stored in a buffer 19. A voice recognition portion 20 identifies at least one word from the voice uttered by the viewer based on the voice signal, and acquires them as a keyword. A counter 21 calculates the number of incidences of the keyword. A display driver 16 causes information including a keyword having a number of incidences that exceeds a threshold value or information derived from the keyword to be displayed together with the display image displayed on the display portion 17.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa
  • Patent number: 8761118
    Abstract: Disclosed is that when the first wireless communication apparatus is connected to a terminal apparatus such as a wireless access point wirelessly, the second wireless communication apparatus performs the communication with the first wireless communication apparatus by a short distance wireless communication, then the first wireless communication apparatus transmits participation information to participate in the network to the second wireless communication apparatus by the short distance wireless communication, and the second wireless communication apparatus is connected to the network based on the received participation information so as to communicate with the first wireless communication apparatus through the terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Aibara, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa
  • Patent number: 8457009
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit periodically transmits a beacon signal to wireless terminal devices existing in a network using a use channel selected from wireless channels and to detect electric field intensities of the wireless channels. The control unit detects, by the communication unit, the electric field intensities of the wireless channels in a predetermined communication limiting period in a period during which wireless communication with an unspecified wireless terminal device existing in the network is prohibited in a period in which the beacon signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimiyasu Mizuno, Takehiro Aibara, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa
  • Patent number: 8345590
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a plurality of wireless terminal apparatuses and a relaying apparatus, the relaying apparatus performs a channel search to select a wireless channel in a good communication situation when the relaying apparatus transmits a beacon signal at a constant period, and transmits switching destination information to be used to switch the wireless channel to the selected one in a state of being stored in the beacon signal. When the communication situation of the wireless channel has deteriorated, the relaying apparatus switches the wireless channel being used by the communication section to the selected one based on the switching destination information. When the communication situation of a wireless channel of the wireless terminal apparatus has deteriorated, the wireless terminal apparatus switches the wireless channel to the selected one based on the switching destination information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Amagai, Takehiro Aibara, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Naotaka Uehara, Masato Nunokawa, Sumito Shinohara, Takayuki Kogane, Tetsuya Handa
  • Patent number: 8315566
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a terminal device; a first wireless communication device; and a second wireless communication device. When the first wireless communication device communicates with the second wireless communication device by wireless LAN communication after a handover and completes prescribed processing to the second wireless communication device, the first wireless communication device sends first disconnection information to the second wireless communication device to disconnect the second wireless communication device. The second wireless communication device stores wireless LAN connection information before communicating with the first wireless communication device by the wireless LAN communication when the second wireless communication device is connected with the terminal device at a time of the handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiro Aibara, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Hitoshi Amagai, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa
  • Publication number: 20120120273
    Abstract: An object of the exemplary embodiment is to make it possible to easily take a group photo of a plurality of persons including a photographer. In a digital camera 1, an image a of other photographed persons is taken by a photographer immediately after an instruction of a composite shooting mode is given. Next, the digital camera 1 is handed over to one of the other photographed persons, by whom an image b of the photographer is taken. When predetermined synthesizing conditions are satisfied, a facial image contained in one of the two taken images a and b shot in series is synthesized with the other taken image so that a new composite image c is created. Thus, a group photo in which all the persons have been photographed can be synthesized easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi AMAGAI, Naotaka Uehara, Takayuki Kogane, Sumito Shinohara, Masato Nunokawa, Tetsuya Handa, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Takehiro Aibara