Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Wasamoto

Tsuyoshi Wasamoto 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: 20230211606
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus for forming an image on a medium by discharging a liquid, including: a first discharge head that discharges a liquid; and a first temperature indicating section provided in the first surface, in which the first temperature indicating section indicates that a temperature of the first temperature indicating section is lower than a first threshold value in a first state, and indicates that the temperature of the first temperature indicating section is equal to or higher than the first threshold value in a second state, and the first state and the second state change reversibly, and at least a part of the first temperature indicating section overlaps at least a part of the first propagation wiring in a normal direction of the wiring substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi WASAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10148830
    Abstract: A printer control method enables even non-technical users to quickly and accurately set printer information in a printer. A control method of a printer having a first interface that connects through a first communication cable to a host computer, and a second interface that connects to nonvolatile memory storing printer information through a second communication cable, the nonvolatile memory being attached to the first communication cable, reads the printer information from the nonvolatile memory through the second communication cable and the second interface, and sets the read printer information in the printer, at a specific time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Makoto Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9979850
    Abstract: To reliably read settings information PD (network settings PD1, printer settings PD2) from memory and correctly set the settings information PD in a printer, a wireless tag 62 storing the settings information PD is disposed to a cover member 40b that is removably installable to a network-connectable printing unit 40a, a reading device 60 that reads the settings information PD from the wireless tag 62 is disposed to the printing unit 40a, and a configurator 50b configures settings based on the read settings information PD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Atsushi Yamaji, Makoto Ikeda, Tsutomu Nobutani
  • Publication number: 20170230527
    Abstract: To reliably read settings information PD (network settings PD1, printer settings PD2) from memory and correctly set the settings information PD in a printer, a wireless tag 62 storing the settings information PD is disposed to a cover member 40b that is removably installable to a network-connectable printing unit 40a, a reading device 60 that reads the settings information PD from the wireless tag 62 is disposed to the printing unit 40a, and a configurator 50b configures settings based on the read settings information PD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi WASAMOTO, Atsushi YAMAJI, Makoto IKEDA, Tsutomu NOBUTANI
  • Publication number: 20170142266
    Abstract: A printer control method enables even non-technical users to quickly and accurately set printer information in a printer. A control method of a printer 40 having a first interface 46 that connects through a first communication cable C1 to a host computer 20, and a second interface 48 that connects to nonvolatile memory 34 storing printer information through a second communication cable C2, the nonvolatile memory 34 being attached to the first communication cable C1, reads the printer information from the nonvolatile memory 34 through the second communication cable C2 and the second interface 48, and sets the read printer information in the printer 40, at a specific time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Makoto Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8831982
    Abstract: A fiscal board receiving case is provided. A management board receiving case includes a case main body and a lid connected to the case main body and receives a management board on which a memory storing data including fiscal information and a management board-side connector are mounted. A control board receiving case includes a case main body and a lid connected to the case main body and receives a control board on which a controller and a control board-side connector connected to the management board-side connector are mounted. The management board receiving case and the control board receiving case are configured such that one box-like body that receives at least the management board is formed while the management board-side connector and the control board-side connector are connected to each other by engaging the management board receiving case with the control board receiving case through engagement members provided in the cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiaki Watanabe, Tsukasa Abe, Tsuyoshi Wasamoto
  • Patent number: 8661270
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. A management hoard includes: a control section; a real-time clock that outputs data indicating current date and time to the control section; a memory that stores fiscal data including the data indicating the current date and time and fiscal information under the control of the control section; and a power source that supplies power to the real-time clock through a power supply path. A housing box includes a box main body and a cover. The housing box that houses the management board. When the cover is in a closed state, the power supply path is formed and the power is supplied to the real-time clock. When the cover is placed in an open state, the power supply path is shut off and the power supplied to the real-time clock is shut off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Toshiaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8339632
    Abstract: A fiscal printer reliably stores and holds, using a simple configuration, the date and time that a fiscal control circuit board is removed from the printer, and provides excellent security so that improper activities can be reliably discovered. The fiscal printer 1 has a removable fiscal control circuit board 4, and mounted thereon are fiscal memory 8, a backup battery power supply 11, a real-time clock 10, and a detection circuit 15 for detecting removal of the fiscal control circuit board 4. The real-time clock 10 includes an input terminal 10b(1) to which detection signals from the detection circuit 15 are input, and a storage unit 10c that, when a detection signal indicating that the fiscal control circuit board 4 was removed is input, stores data indicating that the fiscal control circuit board 4 was removed correlated to and associated with the time when the detection signal was input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Takaaki Murasawa, Toshiaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110169385
    Abstract: A fiscal board receiving case is provided. A management board receiving case includes a case main body and a lid connected to the case main body and receives a management board on which a memory storing data including fiscal information and a management board-side connector are mounted. A control board receiving case includes a case main body and a lid connected to the case main body and receives a control board on which a controller and a control board-side connector connected to the management board-side connector are mounted. The management board receiving case and the control board receiving case are configured such that one box-like body that receives at least the management board is formed while the management board-side connector and the control board-side connector are connected to each other by engaging the management board receiving case with the control board receiving case through engagement members provided in the cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Watanabe, Tsukasa Abe, Tsuyoshi Wasamoto
  • Publication number: 20110154077
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. A management hoard includes: a control section; a real-time clock that outputs data indicating current date and time to the control section; a memory that stores fiscal data including the data indicating the current date and time and fiscal information under the control of the control section; and a power source that supplies power to the real-time clock through a power supply path. A housing box includes a box main body and a cover. The housing box that houses the management board. When the cover is in a closed state, the power supply path is formed and the power is supplied to the real-time clock. When the cover is placed in an open state, the power supply path is shut off and the power supplied to the real-time clock is shut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Toshiaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110145658
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. A main control section outputs data including fiscal information input from an interface. A recording control section is connected to the main control section. The recording control section controls a recording section on the basis of the data output from the main control section to issue a receipt. A memory control section is connected to the main control section and a memory. The memory control section reads and writes the fiscal information from and to the memory under the control of the main control section. When the data is input to the main control section from the interface, the main control section controls the memory control section to write the fiscal data to the memory. A log creation section creates a log that the main control section controls the memory control section to read the fiscal information from the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Toshiaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100301994
    Abstract: Anti-tamper devices, control methods for electronic appliances having an anti-tamper device, and fiscal printers having an anti-tamper device are disclosed. A control method for an electronic appliance having an anti-tamper device includes detecting a removal sequence of a plurality of fasteners from the electronic appliance, comparing the specified removal sequence with the detected removal sequence, and, when the compared sequences differ, limiting one or more specific operations of the electronic appliance or causing the electronic appliance to execute one or more specific operations. A corresponding plurality of sensors can be used to monitor the installation states of the fasteners. The specified removal sequence can be changed based on time kept by a timer. The detected removal sequence and the specified removal sequence can be stored in memory and compared by a control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto
  • Publication number: 20100134821
    Abstract: A fiscal printer reliably stores and holds, using a simple configuration, the date and time that a fiscal control circuit board is removed from the printer, and provides excellent security so that improper activities can be reliably discovered. The fiscal printer 1 has a removable fiscal control circuit board 4, and mounted thereon are fiscal memory 8, a backup battery power supply 11, a real-time clock 10, and a detection circuit 15 for detecting removal of the fiscal control circuit board 4. The real-time clock 10 includes an input terminal 10b(1) to which detection signals from the detection circuit 15 are input, and a storage unit 10c that, when a detection signal indicating that the fiscal control circuit board 4 was removed is input, stores data indicating that the fiscal control circuit board 4 was removed correlated to and associated with the time when the detection signal was input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Wasamoto, Takaaki Murasawa, Toshiaki Watanabe