Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Shiohara

Tetsuya Shiohara 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: 20200381805
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus configured to execute communication with a communication apparatus including a plurality of antennas, comprising: communication unit for receiving a signal transmitted from each of the plurality of antennas of the communication apparatus; acquisition unit for acquiring information concerning a distance between the plurality of antennas of the communication apparatus, which is included in the received signal; and identifying unit for identifying information concerning an angle between the information processing apparatus and the communication apparatus based on the acquired information concerning the distance between the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 10809955
    Abstract: There is provided a control method for an information processing apparatus that stores an editing application with which editing of intermediate data including drawing data generated by a drawing application can be performed, the control method including: obtaining information associated with a print setting; deciding an interface used for obtaining the intermediate data from among a plurality of interfaces on a basis of the obtained information associated with the print setting; and obtaining the intermediate data by using the decided interface, in which the intermediate data output from the editing application is obtained by a printer driver and converted into a print command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 10691387
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store, when document data whose storage is designated has been printed, the document data as history document data, a selection unit configured to select new document data that has not yet been printed on a sheet and the history document data stored by the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a combined document by combining the new document data and the history document data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20200004471
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus having print data generation software and print software installed thereon, the print data generation software having been obtained at a first timing, the print software being different from the print data generation software and obtained at a second timing different from the first timing, launches the print software in a case where print setting information set by a user using a setting screen provided by the print software includes a setting that matches a launch condition for the print software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20190286402
    Abstract: There is provided a control method for an information processing apparatus that stores an editing application with which editing of intermediate data including drawing data generated by a drawing application can be performed, the control method including: obtaining information associated with a print setting; deciding an interface used for obtaining the intermediate data from among a plurality of interfaces on a basis of the obtained information associated with the print setting; and obtaining the intermediate data by using the decided interface, in which the intermediate data output from the editing application is obtained by a printer driver and converted into a print command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 10402139
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a print setting definition file of a printer driver, and an additional function from a printing apparatus. In addition, the apparatus generates print function information in which a setting item, a first additional item, and a second additional item are described. In a case in which one additional function, as the additional function, is obtained, the print function information is generated so that information regarding the one additional function is described in the first additional item, and an attribute indicating non-display is described in the second additional item. In a case in which the first additional function and a second additional function, as the additional function, are obtained, the print function information is generated so that information regarding the first additional function is described in the first additional item, and information regarding the second additional function is described in the second additional item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shiohara, Yasuo Kurata
  • Publication number: 20190121587
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store, when document data whose storage is designated has been printed, the document data as history document data, a selection unit configured to select new document data that has not yet been printed on a sheet and the history document data stored by the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a combined document by combining the new document data and the history document data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 10191703
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store, when document data whose storage is designated has been printed, the document data as history document data, a selection unit configured to select new document data that has not yet been printed on a sheet and the history document data stored by the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a combined document by combining the new document data and the history document data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 10185519
    Abstract: A PrintTicket does not necessarily exist in each page of an XPS document. Regarding a page where no PrintTicket exists, the page is printed by referring to a PrintTicket in a higher hierarchical level. Here, when a plurality of XPS documents are combined, a user's intended print result may not be obtained when the PrintTicket in the higher hierarchical level to which the page refers changes before and after combining. Before a combining process is executed, print setting information of a page element is generated based on print setting information of an element in a higher hierarchical level than the page hierarchical level. A combined document is generated by combining a structured document including a page element to which the generated print setting information is added and another structured document including a page element to which the generated print setting information is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20180260181
    Abstract: Print setting information is generated based on the print setting definition file to which the setting item was added. Additional information is reflected as content of the added setting item to the print setting data that was generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsuya Shiohara, Yasuo Kurata
  • Patent number: 9841932
    Abstract: A page included in a preview page is deleted from an output target document. A logical page corresponding to the deleted page and logical pages corresponding to undeleted pages are represented in different formats on a display unit. A preview page representing one of the undeleted pages is displayed on the display unit. The deleted page is restored as an output target page in the output target document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20170177279
    Abstract: A PrintTicket does not necessarily exist in each page of an XPS document. Regarding a page where no PrintTicket exists, the page is printed by referring to a PrintTicket in a higher hierarchical level. Here, when a plurality of XPS documents are combined, a user's intended print result may not be obtained when the PrintTicket in the higher hierarchical level to which the page refers changes before and after combining. Before a combining process is executed, print setting information of a page element is generated based on print setting information of an element in a higher hierarchical level than the page hierarchical level. A combined document is generated by combining a structured document including a page element to which the generated print setting information is added and another structured document including a page element to which the generated print setting information is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 9632737
    Abstract: In the case where display contents are converted according to a set value in a pixel data process, even in the case where there is a limitation in the number of instructions or the number of instructions suitable to be handled for one pixel data process is exceeded, setting contents are reflected on displayed pixel data. Conversion processing to be executed is divided into a plurality of pixel data processes so that the number of instructions falls within an appropriate range. The display controls are overlappingly arranged in the number same as the divided pixel data processes in an area to be processed, and by assigning the divided pixel data processes in a processing executing order to the display controls from the display control in the upper layer, the plurality of pixel data processes is reflected on display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 9619183
    Abstract: A PrintTicket does not necessarily exist in each page of an XPS document. Regarding a page where no PrintTicket exists, the page is printed by referring to a PrintTicket in a higher hierarchical level. Here, when a plurality of XPS documents are combined, a user's intended print result may not be obtained when the PrintTicket in the higher hierarchical level to which the page refers changes before and after combining. Before a combining process is executed, print setting information of a page element is generated based on print setting information of an element in a higher hierarchical level than the page hierarchical level. A combined document is generated by combining a structured document including a page element to which the generated print setting information is added and another structured document including a page element to which the generated print setting information is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 9557947
    Abstract: Whether all pages have the same print settings is determined before print settings are changed in a print preview, and the setting change is permitted only when all pages have the same print settings. In each layer of XPS data to be processed, whether the print setting information is not added to the element of the layer or whether the print setting information added to the element of the layer is shared by all elements of the layer is determined. A change in the print setting information by the user is accepted if one of the conditions is satisfied. When the print settings are changed, the setting change is not reflected on individual print tickets. The change is reflected on the entire job by adding a print ticket reflected with the setting change on the top element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20160246557
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store, when document data whose storage is designated has been printed, the document data as history document data, a selection unit configured to select new document data that has not yet been printed on a sheet and the history document data stored by the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a combined document by combining the new document data and the history document data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 9377984
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store, when document data whose storage is designated has been printed, the document data as history document data, a selection unit configured to select new document data that has not yet been printed on a sheet and the history document data stored by the storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a combined document by combining the new document data and the history document data selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 9253343
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus generates a temporary display document including limited pages together with a main display document corresponding to print data, and displays the temporary display document until generation of the main display document is completed, thereby reducing a time taken to display a part of pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Publication number: 20140136974
    Abstract: Whether all pages have the same print settings is determined before print settings are changed in a print preview, and the setting change is permitted only when all pages have the same print settings. In each layer of XPS data to be processed, whether the print setting information is not added to the element of the layer or whether the print setting information added to the element of the layer is shared by all elements of the layer is determined. A change in the print setting information by the user is accepted if one of the conditions is satisfied. When the print settings are changed, the setting change is not reflected on individual print tickets. The change is reflected on the entire job by adding a print ticket reflected with the setting change on the top element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 8634102
    Abstract: Whether all pages have the same print settings is determined before print settings are changed in a print preview, and the setting change is permitted only when all pages have the same print settings. In each layer of XPS data to be processed, whether the print setting information is not added to the element of the layer or whether the print setting information added to the element of the layer is shared by all elements of the layer is determined. A change in the print setting information by the user is accepted if one of the conditions is satisfied. When the print settings are changed, the setting change is not reflected on individual print tickets. The change is reflected on the entire job by adding a print ticket reflected with the setting change on the top element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara