Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Otani

Tsutomu Otani 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: 7525674
    Abstract: A print control data generating apparatus includes: a print image generator that generates a first print image having a size not larger than that of a print paper as a print image in a marginless printing; a print image modification unit that generates outside print images provided outside of the first print image generated by the print image generator based on a periphery of the first print image, to generate a second print image having a size larger than that of the print paper; and a print control data generator that generates print control data used in print control of a printer based on the second print image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Otani, Glen Petrie
  • Publication number: 20060227158
    Abstract: A print control data generating apparatus includes: a print image generator that generates a first print image having a size not larger than that of a print paper as a print image in a marginless printing; a print image modification unit that generates outside print images provided outside of the first print image generated by the print image generator based on a periphery of the first print image, to generate a second print image having a size larger than that of the print paper; and a print control data generator that generates print control data used in print control of a printer based on the second print image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Tsutomu Otani, Glen Petrie
  • Publication number: 20060209064
    Abstract: First image data representative of a first image of an object is generated based on first polygon data representative of a three-dimensional shape of the object with coordinates of apexes of each of first polygons constituting a surface of the object and having a first size. The first image is displayed on a display. When a print instruction for the first image is detected, at least one of the first image data and the first polygon data is acquired to generate second image data representative of a second image of the object, based on second polygon data representative of the three-dimensional shape of the object with coordinates of apexes of each of second polygons constituting the surface of the object and having a second size smaller than the first size, and the second image is displayed on the display. Print data is generated based on the second image data when a print authorization is acquired. A third image represented by the print data is printed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Otani
  • Publication number: 20060192778
    Abstract: In order to output print data representative of an image to be printed by a printer, first image data representative of a first image of an object is generated based on first polygon data representative of a three-dimensional shape of the object with coordinates of apexes of each of first polygons constituting a surface of the object and having a first size. The first image is displayed. When a print instruction for the first image is detected, at least one of the first image data and the first polygon data is acquired to generate second image data representative of a second image of the object which includes second polygon data representative of the three-dimensional shape of the object with coordinates of apexes of each of second polygons constituting the surface of the object and having a second size smaller than the first size. Plural sets of the print data each of which includes a prescribed amount of the second image data are generated. Each of the sets of the print data is sequentially outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Otani
  • Publication number: 20060158667
    Abstract: An image output device is operable to output an image based on an image data. An image data supplying device is operable to supply the image data to the image output device. An information output device is provided in the image output device and operable to output information to the image data supplying device as a first data form, the information adapted to be presented to a user and including at least one of text data, image data and sound data. An information reproducing device is provided in the image data supplying device and configured to reproduce the information directly based on the first data form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Tsutomu Otani
  • Patent number: D373458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Asics Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Tanaka, Tsutomu Otani