Patents Examined by Darryl V Dottin
  • Patent number: 11717070
    Abstract: Systems and methods of adaptive nail printing and collaborative beauty platform hosting are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, to decorate a physical target. The method can further include determining a size of the physical target and adapting dimensions of the design to the size of the physical target. In a further embodiment, the design having the dimensions that have been adapted on to the physical target is printed. Moreover, content can be depicted while printing the design onto the physical target to decorate the physical target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Preemadonna Inc.
    Inventors: Herpreet Walia, Casey Schulz, Christina Trampota, Kyra Wayne
  • Patent number: 11716432
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a separating roller that is capable of switching between a separation state in which an original document is separated and a non-separation state in which the original document is not separated, and determines whether or not the original document is fed in the separation state or the non-separation state based on the types of the original document set through a user interface for instructing a select of the types of the original document to be read and a start of reading the original document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mokuo, Noriyuki Koyanagi, Keiichiro Fukumasu, Keisuke Miyauchi, Naoki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11704520
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an office direct print function, and when a non-installed font that is not installed in the image forming apparatus is included in application data, a font substitution guidance screen is displayed on a display. A drop-down list that is an operator for selecting a substitute font is provided in the font substitution guidance screen, whereby a user can arbitrarily select a substitute font. The font substitution guidance screen displays also a sample character group having a typeface according to the selected substitute font.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masao Saeda, Yasuhiro Nakai, Kohichi Murakami, Yasutomo Hayano
  • Patent number: 11699513
    Abstract: Disclosed are information transmission method, apparatus, device and medium for medical imaging application. The method includes: an imaging device corresponding to an application authorization request is determined according to the received application authorization request, and an application permission profile of the imaging device is acquired; and a medical imaging application corresponding to the imaging device is determined according to the application permission profile of the imaging device, and medical imaging application information corresponding to the medical imaging application is transmitted to the imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Liang, Chao Zou, Qiang He, Guobin Li, Qiang Zhang, Xin Liu, Hairong Zheng
  • Patent number: 11693612
    Abstract: Example methods, systems, and apparatuses for verifying a printed indicium are provided. An example method may include receiving a captured image of a print media comprising the printed indicium; extracting a quiet zone grade portion from the captured image, where the quiet zone grade portion includes a printed indicium area of the printed indicium and at least one quiet zone area adjacent to the printed indicium area; in response to receiving a user input providing an overwrite quiet zone requirement indication and determining that the at least one quiet zone area does not satisfy at least one quiet zone requirement, causing at least one of adjusting the at least one quiet zone requirement to at least one reduced quiet zone requirement or adding at least one additional quiet zone area to the at least one quiet zone area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kar Boon Oung, WenWei Zhang, Thomas Axel Jonas Celinder, Christian Knut Schulz-Janisch, Kin Song Chan
  • Patent number: 11681477
    Abstract: A processor of a printing apparatus obtains and maintains the media type of print media located in a media storage component of the printing apparatus. The processor also accesses a reference file containing different printing speed limits for different media types. The reference file can be maintained in an electronic storage component of the printing apparatus. The processor uses the reference file to determine an appropriate printing speed limit for a printing engine of the printing apparatus that corresponds to the media type of the print media in the media storage component. Further, a user interface of the printing apparatus can display an overspeed indicator, and/or the processor can stop the printing from occurring, based on a job-set printing speed of the printing engine being above the printing speed limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Barry K. Ayash, Randy R. Sprague, Mark A. Rule
  • Patent number: 11675549
    Abstract: A print control apparatus is configured to transfer transparent protective ink onto an image printed on a substrate. The print control apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract a contour of a subject in the image, and a control unit configured to generate print data for transferring the protective ink using a printing apparatus, based on the extracted contour of the subject. The control unit generates the print data by assigning a high gradation value to a contour line corresponding to the extracted contour of the subject, assigning a low gradation value to a region corresponding to the subject, and assigning a mixture of the high gradation value and the low gradation value to an outer peripheral region of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yukiteru Yano
  • Patent number: 11675548
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a storage that stores a table that associates a type of a print medium with an output profile, a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to determine whether or not an output profile has been designated by a print job to be processed for a page included in the print job, perform color conversion for the page using the output profile designated by the print job without referring to the table and printing in a case where it is determined the output profile has been designated by the print job, and referring to the table, perform color conversion for the page using the output profile associated with a type of a print medium and printing in a case where it is determined the output profile has not been designated by the print job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shogo Higashi
  • Patent number: 11675556
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores conflict information indicating that a setting for printing a predetermined number of pages on one surface of one sheet conflicts with a setting for punching a plurality of rows of holes in the one sheet. The control unit performs control to prohibit generation of a print command including the printing and punching settings based on the conflict information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takuya Natori
  • Patent number: 11675557
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a printing device which prints an image using a color material consumable; a storage device which stores one or more color profiles for the printing device; and a profile management unit which selects a color profile usable for printing the image from the one or more color profiles stored in the storage device. The color profile stored in the storage device has version information of color material consumables corresponding to the color profile. The profile management unit acquires version information of the color material consumable mounted on the printing device at present, and selects a color profile having the same version information as the acquired version information, as the color profile usable for printing the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Kishi
  • Patent number: 11669283
    Abstract: An information processing system performs processing of a print job including a quality requirement of a quality verification of a print product and inputs verification result data created in a verifier, searches a correspondence table corresponding to the verifier that created the verification result data in which each parameter of a description document and an element of the input verification result data are associated, and using the searched correspondence table, converts a value of each element of the input verification result data to a value of a corresponding parameter of the description document. A description document of the predetermined format including the converted value of each parameter is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Anno
  • Patent number: 11656810
    Abstract: A printing system that is capable of performing a printing of a print job, in which a change of a setting of a sheet feeding stage is correctly reflected in the remote printing is provided. The printing system includes a printing apparatus and a storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Tokumoto
  • Patent number: 11657305
    Abstract: A system for generating algorithmic models comprising a function module to generate a desirability function, an automated machine learning module, and a UI module. The desirability function defines a single desirability value based on an algorithmic model accuracy criteria, criteria for algorithmic model quality, criteria for model fidelity, and criteria for the benefits and cost of model deployment. Specific hard and soft constraints regarding these and other user-defined criteria can also be specified by the user. The automated machine learning module generates an algorithmic model by training the algorithmic model against a model data set, identifying the model with the greatest desirability with respect to all criteria as combined via the desirability function. The UI module generates a user interface to display the overall desirability as well as all model criteria configured by the user. The displayed criteria and desirability are selectable and definable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Venkata Jagannath Yellapragada, Thomas Hill, Daniel Rope, Michael O'Connell, Gaia Valeria Paolini, Tun-Chieh Hsu
  • Patent number: 11656811
    Abstract: A print system including a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a verification apparatus that verifies a sheet printed by the printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus determines whether or not a device having a discharge tray is present between the printing apparatus and the verification apparatus, and in a case where it is determined that the device is present, controls to discharge a sheet printed in a sample printing to the discharge tray when a timing of the sample printing for a user to confirm printing on the sheet is during execution of a print job in which the printing apparatus and the verification apparatus are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11656820
    Abstract: A print instruction apparatus that communicates with a print apparatus includes a display section that displays a first image bundle including first and the second images, a selection section that selects at least one of first document information associated with the first image bundle, first image information associated with the first image, and second image information associated with the second image based on a signal received by a display controller, and a communication section that transmits print instruction information indicating an instruction for printing based on a result of the selection performed by the selection section. The communication section transmits, when the selection section selects the first document information but does not select the first image information or the second image information, first instruction information instructing printing of the first document information as the print instruction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yusuke Yamada
  • Patent number: 11659673
    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a lower unit, an upper unit, a flexible flat cable (FFC), a GND harness, an accommodating portion, and a widened portion. The lower unit includes a main board. The upper unit includes a sub-board and is pivotably connected to the lower unit. The FFC and the GND harness have flexibility and couple the main board and the sub-board to each other. The accommodating portion accommodates the FFC and the GND harness. A length of the GND harness in a width direction is larger than a length corresponding to a gap between the accommodating portion and the FFC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Tsuyama, Hiromichi Kitsuki, Shuichi Kadota
  • Patent number: 11650769
    Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method includes selecting a plurality of elements on a design page and, for each selected element, determining a plurality of edge bleed pairs, each edge bleed pair including a particular edge and a particular bleed of the design page. Each edge bleed pair is processed to determine whether the selected element should be resized, the determination being based on the position of the particular edge relative to the particular bleed. If the determination is that the element should be resized, the method involves resizing the selected element so that the element covers a greater portion of the particular bleed than was originally covered by the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CANVA PTY LTD
    Inventor: Michelle Munn Wai Seeto
  • Patent number: 11652933
    Abstract: A network device manages a first definition information in which a type of data to be collected in the network device and a first collection condition are defined received from a first client application, manages, after a second client application for transmitting data to a second system via the network is added to the network device, second definition information in which a type of data to be collected in the network device and a second collection condition are defined received from the added second client application, and collects data in the network device in accordance with the first definition information and second definition information. Data to be collected in accordance with both the first collection condition and the second collection condition is collected at a same timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hidetaka Nakahara
  • Patent number: 11650776
    Abstract: A supporting program causes a computer of an information processing device to display a setting screen for receiving an input operation of print settings, and acquire sheet information representing information of a sheet a printer uses for printing. Further, when there is a print instruction output from an application program and instructing a general-use printing program implemented, in advance, in an operating system, to perform printing of an image, the computer performs acquiring sheet information included in the print settings and determining suitability of a sheet by comparing the sheet information acquired from the printer with the sheet information of the print settings. The computer displays a warning message for a user when it is determined that the sheet is unsuitable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenju Narita
  • Patent number: 11650777
    Abstract: A data conversion processing system, including: a queue server to accumulate a queue that specifies data conversion processing to a different data format; and circuitry to execute a converter that performs conversion of data specified by the queue, and a converter number adjustment module provided at a container as a user space on an operating system, wherein the converter number adjustment module, in a case that a number of queues equal to or larger than a threshold value are accumulated in the queue server, forms at least one virtual converter that performs data conversion processing the same as the data conversion processing of the converter at the container, and performs the data conversion processing corresponding to the number of queues equal to or larger than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Honda