Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Matsutani

Tetsuro Matsutani 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: 11290552
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a communication interface; a processor; and memory. The communication interface is configured to receive a push notification transmitted from a server. The memory stores device information and a set of computer-readable instructions therein. The device information specifies a specific device. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the mobile terminal device to perform: determining whether a prescribed condition is met, the prescribed condition requiring that the push notification target a user of the specific device; and outputting the push notification in response to determining that the prescribed condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20170223127
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a communication interface; a processor; and memory. The communication interface is configured to receive a push notification transmitted from a server. The memory stores device information and a set of computer-readable instructions therein. The device information specifies a specific device. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the mobile terminal device to perform: determining whether a prescribed condition is met, the prescribed condition requiring that the push notification target a user of the specific device; and outputting the push notification in response to determining that the prescribed condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventor: Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20140368883
    Abstract: An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro KUNII, Tetsuro MATSUTANI
  • Publication number: 20130128312
    Abstract: An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro KUNII, Tetsuro MATSUTANI
  • Patent number: 8448079
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes: a display unit which displays an image; a detection unit which detects a position on the display unit designated from an outside; an original image display unit which displays an original image based on original image data in a first display area on the display unit; a specifying unit which, when a position within the first display area is designated from the outside, specifies a designated region corresponding to the designated position in the first display area based on a detection result of the detection unit; and a combining unit which displays at least a part of an additional image in the designated region in the first display area to display a combined image, in which the original image and the additional image are combined, on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Matsutani, Tetsuya Kato
  • Patent number: 8379230
    Abstract: An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kunii, Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Patent number: 8370739
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first display unit which displays a material image and an original image in fast and second areas on a display device, respectively; a detection unit which detects a position on the display device designated from an outside; a relationship determining unit which determines a designated position in the first area and a designated position in the second area, and which determines a correspondence relationship between the first area and the second area based on the designated positions; an allocation region determining unit which determines an allocation region in the second area; a cut region determining unit which determines a cut region in the first area to correspond to the allocation region based on the correspondence relationship; and a second display unit which displays a partial image corresponding to the cut region in the allocation region to display a combined image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Matsutani, Tetsuya Kato
  • Patent number: 8085451
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: (i) a capturing device for capturing an original image of a source document; (ii) a moving device for moving one of the capturing device and the source document relative to the other; (iii) a first region processor for causing the moving device to position the capturing device in a first capturing position, so as to obtain a first pixel-related data relating to pixels present in a first region of the source document; (iv) a background-color-basis correcting-value determiner for determining a background-color-basis correcting value, based on the first pixel-related data; and (v) a second region processor for causing the moving device to position the capturing device in a second capturing position, so as to obtain a second pixel-related data relating to pixels present in a second region of the source document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20090244094
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first display unit which displays a material image and an original image in fast and second areas on a display device, respectively; a detection unit which detects a position on the display device designated from an outside; a relationship determining unit which determines a designated position in the first area and a designated position in the second areas and which determines a correspondence relationship between the first area and the second area based on the designated positions; an allocation region determining unit which determines an allocation region in the second area; a cut region determining unit which determines a cut region in the first area to correspond to the allocation region based on the correspondence relationship; and a second display unit which displays a partial image corresponding to the cut region in the allocation region to display a combined image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Matsutani, Tetsuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20090244617
    Abstract: A facsimile apparatus, including: a receiving device configured to receive facsimile information; a facsimile information storing device configured to store the facsimile information received by the receiving device; a distribution destination storing device configured to store an addressee of the facsimile information and distribution destination information indicating a distribution destination of the facsimile information addressed to the addressee, in a state in which the distribution destination information is corresponded to the addressee; and a controller configured to execute controls for operations of the facsimile apparatus, wherein the controller includes an outputting section configured to output the distribution destination information stored in the distribution destination storing device in correspondence with the addressee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20090204890
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes: a display unit which displays an image; a detection unit which detects a position on the display unit designated from an outside; an original image display unit which displays an original image based on original image data in a first display area on the display unit; a specifying unit which, when a position within the first display area is designated from the outside, specifies a designated region corresponding to the designated position in the first display area based on a detection result of the detection unit; and a combining unit which displays at least a part of an additional image in the designated region in the first display area to display a combined image, in which the original image and the additional image are combined, on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Brothrt Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro MATSUTANI, Tetsuya KATO
  • Publication number: 20090153903
    Abstract: An image information storage device is configured such that, when an output control unit makes the output unit output an image represented by first image data stored in an image data storage, the output control unit makes the output unit also output the registration information which has been associated with the first image data, or when the output control unit makes the output unit output first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit, the output control unit makes the output unit also output an image represented by image data which has been associated with first registration information. Further, when there is an input specifying association of the first registration information stored in the registration information storage unit with second image data, the registration control unit associates the first registration information with the first image data and the second image data, and stores in the registration information storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadahiro Kunii, Tetsuro Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20080137118
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: (i) a capturing device for capturing an original image of a source document; (ii) a moving device for moving one of the capturing device and the source document relative to the other; (iii) a first region processor for causing the moving device to position the capturing device in a first capturing position, so as to obtain a first pixel-related data relating to pixels present in a first region of the source document; (iv) a background-color-basis correcting-value determiner for determining a background-color-basis correcting value, based on the first pixel-related data; and (v) a second region processer for causing the moving device to position the capturing device in a second capturing position, so as to obtain a second pixel-related data relating to pixels present in a second region of the source document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuro Matsutani