Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Furuta

Yasuhiro Furuta 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: 20200167105
    Abstract: A printing apparatus determines whether or not a printing job accumulated by a different printing apparatus different in type from the printing apparatus itself is configured to be performed by the printing apparatus, based on at least one determination of a first determination of whether or not the printing job includes a printing setting dependent on a type of apparatus, a second determination relating to processing that rotates a printing image, and a third determination relating to a data format of the printing image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OSHIMA, Yasuhiro FURUTA
  • Patent number: 10470101
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first wireless communication device supporting a first wireless connection or a second wireless connection, and a second wireless communication device operating as an access point identified by network identification information including first identification information for use in the first wireless connection and second identification information for use in the second wireless connection, and the first wireless communication device is wirelessly connected to the second wireless communication device on the basis of the first identification information or the second identification information, both of which are included in the network identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Furuta, Hironobu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190253384
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus that possibly registers a domain name, an IP address, and identification information on the electronic apparatus itself with a DNS server, which includes a communication unit and a processing unit. When the domain name of the electronic apparatus is registered with the DNS server, the processing unit makes an acquisition request for identification information that is associated with the domain name of the electronic apparatus. In a case where the acquired identification information is not the same as the identification information on the electronic apparatus, the processing unit changes the domain name, and performs processing that registers the IP address and the identification information with the DNS server in a state of being associated with a post-change domain name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro FURUTA, Toshiatsu OKAMOTO, Tomohiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20190220585
    Abstract: An electronic device that performs authentication of a user where the electronic device improves the convenience of user authentication that employs an LDAP server. An electronic device is configured to connect and communicate with a server storing a plurality of types of authentication information in association with a user for a plurality of users. The electronic device includes an information cache storage that stores user authentication information that is at least a part of the authentication information stored on the server, and an authentication controller that runs a user authentication process on the basis of authentication information entered by a user, and the authentication information acquired from the server. The authentication controller updates the user authentication information stored in the cache information storage after the user authentication process on the basis of the authentication information entered by the user or the authentication information acquired from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: Yasuhiro FURUTA
  • Patent number: 10237423
    Abstract: User convenience related to viewing reception data is improved. A fax system having a device with a fax reception capability, and a server that controls the device, connected through a network, wherein: the device registers itself on the server as a device that can receive faxes, and sends received fax data to the server; and the server receives specification of a registered device from a terminal connected to the network, and provides to the terminal the reception data received from the specified device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Publication number: 20180270387
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores print data generated by a method other than reading of a print; and a print processing unit that prints, on the single printing medium, the stored print data and identification information used for identifying the print data, and when the identification information from read data obtained by reading a print is detected, the print processing unit prints the print data stored in the storage unit and identified by the detected identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Yasuhiro FURUTA
  • Publication number: 20180239570
    Abstract: Provided is technology reducing the user actions required to use an on-screen keyboard. A printer has a display; and a display controller configured to acquire a file from a server through a network, and display content based on the file on the display. When an input field to which specific information is input is included in the content, the display controller displays an on-screen keyboard configured to receive input of the specific information on the display before displaying the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi MIZUNO, Yasuhiro FURUTA
  • Publication number: 20180014242
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first wireless communication device supporting a first wireless connection or a second wireless connection, and a second wireless communication device operating as an access point identified by network identification information including first identification information for use in the first wireless connection and second identification information for use in the second wireless connection, and the first wireless communication device is wirelessly connected to the second wireless communication device on the basis of the first identification information or the second identification information, both of which are included in the network identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro FURUTA, Hironobu YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170346959
    Abstract: User convenience related to viewing reception data is improved. A fax system having a device with a fax reception capability, and a server that controls the device, connected through a network, wherein: the device registers itself on the server as a device that can receive faxes, and sends received fax data to the server; and the server receives specification of a registered device from a terminal connected to the network, and provides to the terminal the reception data received from the specified device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hironobu YAMAMOTO, Yasuhiro FURUTA
  • Publication number: 20170024172
    Abstract: A printing server includes a registration request reception unit, a registration unit which allocates connection information for connection with the transmission origin of the registration request and an electronic mail address for receiving a printing request to the transmission origin of the registration request, a registration information transmission unit which transmits the registration information which has been allocated, a connection unit which receives the connection information and starts connection, a printing data generation unit which generates printing data, a printing waiting information transmission unit which transmits printing waiting information to the transmission origin of the XMPP connection request using XMPP when the printing data is generated, and a printing data transmission unit which receives an acquisition request for the printing data and transmits the printing data to the transmission origin of the acquisition request for the printing data according to the acquisition request fo
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 9483217
    Abstract: A printing server includes a registration request reception unit, a registration unit which allocates connection information for connection with the transmission origin of the registration request and an electronic mail address for receiving a printing request to the transmission origin of the registration request, a registration information transmission unit which transmits the registration information which has been allocated, a connection unit which receives the connection information and starts connection, a printing data generation unit which generates printing data, a printing waiting information transmission unit which transmits printing waiting information to the transmission origin of the XMPP connection request using XMPP when the printing data is generated, and a printing data transmission unit which receives an acquisition request for the printing data and transmits the printing data to the transmission origin of the acquisition request for the printing data according to the acquisition request fo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 9325769
    Abstract: A processing control server has a first communication unit that communicates with a processing terminal by using a first connection based on HTTP; a second communication unit that communicates with the processing terminal by using a second connection that is different from the first connection; and a processing control unit that transmits object data to the processing terminal based on HTTP after acquiring a processing request, and requests the processing terminal to cancel processing of the object data by using the second connection in response to acquisition of a cancellation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Furuta, Yasuhiro Oshima
  • Patent number: 9189177
    Abstract: A content outputting system includes a client, a content server, a mediation server and an outputting apparatus. Upon reception of a request for outputting content data, the client transmits a request for outputting, which includes a storage location of the content, to the mediation server, so that the mediation server transmits a request for acquisition of the content data to the content server. The content server retrieves the content data from a storage section thereof, and transmits the retrieved content data to the mediation server. The mediation server creates output data on the basis of the received content data, and then, transmits the created output data to the outputting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Publication number: 20150124293
    Abstract: A printing server includes a registration request reception unit, a registration unit which allocates connection information for connection with the transmission origin of the registration request and an electronic mail address for receiving a printing request to the transmission origin of the registration request, a registration information transmission unit which transmits the registration information which has been allocated, a connection unit which receives the connection information and starts connection, a printing data generation unit which generates printing data, a printing waiting information transmission unit which transmits printing waiting information to the transmission origin of the XMPP connection request using XMPP when the printing data is generated, and a printing data transmission unit which receives an acquisition request for the printing data and transmits the printing data to the transmission origin of the acquisition request for the printing data according to the acquisition request fo
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 8964218
    Abstract: A printing server includes a registration request reception unit, a registration unit which allocates connection information for connection with the transmission origin of the registration request and an electronic mail address for receiving a printing request to the transmission origin of the registration request, a registration information transmission unit which transmits the registration information which has been allocated, a connection unit which receives the connection information and starts connection, a printing data generation unit which generates printing data, a printing waiting information transmission unit which transmits printing waiting information to the transmission origin of the XMPP connection request using XMPP when the printing data is generated, and a printing data transmission unit which receives an acquisition request for the printing data and transmits the printing data to the transmission origin of the acquisition request for the printing data according to the acquisition request fo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Publication number: 20140320921
    Abstract: A printing control server includes a storage section which stores a printer identifier and a network identifier so as to be linked, a search response section which acquires the network identifier from a transmission origin of a search request when the search request has been received and transmits information, which is able to determine the printer identifier stored so as to be linked to the acquired network identifier, to the transmission origin of the search request, a printing request reception section which receives a printing request which includes a printing target and is linked to a printer identifier, a printing data preparation section which prepares printing data based on the printing target, and a printing data transmission section which transmits the printing data to the printer which corresponds to the printer identifier which is linked to the printing request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 8773698
    Abstract: A printing control server includes a storage section which stores a printer identifier and a network identifier so as to be linked, a search response section which acquires the network identifier from a transmission origin of a search request when the search request has been received and transmits information, which is able to determine the printer identifier stored so as to be linked to the acquired network identifier, to the transmission origin of the search request, a printing request reception section which receives a printing request which includes a printing target and is linked to a printer identifier, a printing data preparation section which prepares printing data based on the printing target, and a printing data transmission section which transmits the printing data to the printer which corresponds to the printer identifier which is linked to the printing request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 8711411
    Abstract: A print control server includes a print request receiving section which receives an e-mail to an e-mail address assigned to a specific printer as a print request; an induction section which transmits identification information related to the print request to a source of the print request by an e-mail; a print control demand receiving section which transmits the print control page related to the print request after acquiring a print control page demand based on the identification information, and receives a print execution demand to the print request related to the print control page; a data conversion section which creates the print data based on the print request; and a print data transmission section which transmits the print data to the specific printer depending on the print execution demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 8705074
    Abstract: A processing device has a requesting section that issues a request to transmit processing data to a server; a receiving section that receives the processing data transmitted from the server in response to the request; a processing section that sequentially makes the received processing data a processing object, and conducts processing based on the processing data that is made a processing object; and a measuring section that measures a data amount of the processing data that has been made a processing object among the received processing data. In a case where a session between the server is disconnected before all the processing data is made a processing object and thereafter the session is reconnected, the processing section conducts processing with respect to a portion that is not yet made a processing object based on the data amount have measured when the server is disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Oshima, Hirotaka Akamatsu, Yasuhiro Furuta
  • Patent number: 8542932
    Abstract: An image processing method of processing image portrayal information used for rendering by attaching textures includes separating a texture area to which the texture is attached and a non-texture area to which the texture is not attached in a coordinate system of a rendering-completed image represented by the image portrayal information, compressing the image portrayal information of the non-texture area by a first compression method, and compressing the image portrayal information of the texture area by a second compression method different from the first compression method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Furuta