Patents Examined by Darryl V Dottin
  • Patent number: 11553107
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires first information satisfying a predetermined condition from first history information which is generated in an electronic device, a storage unit that stores the first information acquired by the acquiring unit in a storage device, and a control unit that performs a control of transmitting second information to an external apparatus, the second information being acquired by combining the first information stored in the storage device by the storage unit with second history information which is generated by execution of a function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Daigo Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11526308
    Abstract: An information control apparatus controls a printer device. The printer device outputs a sheet which is fed from a sheet feeder and which is printed and loads the printed sheet in a loader in accordance with a print instruction. The information control apparatus includes a controller. In a case in which the printer device outputs a check sheet while the print instruction is being executed, the controller performs control so that the sheet feeder will feed, as a sheet to be used as the check sheet, a sheet which will protrude from other sheets when being loaded in the loader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Hisao Komazawa, Hideo Kato, Shingo Ichijima
  • Patent number: 11520536
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicating with a server system capable of converting received print data into print data conforming to a print apparatus used for printing the received print data and transmits the converted print data to the printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate print data conforming to the print apparatus used for printing, a transmission unit configured to transmit the print data generated by the generation unit to the server system, and an instruction unit configured to instruct the server system to transmit the received print data to the print apparatus without converting the received print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinya Suzuki, Hirokazu Saigusa
  • Patent number: 11523031
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that performs a color matching process according to a color reproduction characteristic of an objective device, the image processing apparatus including: a printing unit configured to perform printing; a reading unit configured to be capable of reading a first color characteristic chart, which is printed by the objective device, and a second color characteristic chart, which is printed by the printing unit; and a processing unit configured to perform the color matching process, based on first scanned image data, which is obtained by reading the first color characteristic chart by use of the reading unit, and second scanned image data, which is obtained by reading the second color characteristic chart by use of the reading unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Murakami
  • Patent number: 11513744
    Abstract: A printer comprising a controller to control printing operations, a 1st user interface and at least one second user interface, connection to connect the 2nd user interface with the controller and wireless connection for exchanging data between the 2nd user interface and the controller when the second user interface is not connected with the printer, the controller being programmed to: detect whether the 2nd user interface is connected or not with the printer; display a different information on at least the first user interface depending on whether the 2nd user interface is connected or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DOVER EUROPE SÀRL
    Inventors: Elisabeth Martin, Mikael Palmen
  • Patent number: 11513745
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to display a display screen. The display screen includes a first display or a second display, and a third display. The first display displays, in units of a print job, checking result information obtained by comparing a read result with reference data on an image to be formed on the recording medium. The read result is obtained by reading a recording medium having an image formed. The second display displays, among print jobs, only a print job including a page having at least one abnormality in the image formed on the recording medium based on the checking result information. The third display displays information about the page in the print job including the page having the at least one abnormality and abnormality type information indicating a type of the at least one abnormality present in the page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kengo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11516354
    Abstract: An example device includes an imaging portion, an audio portion and at least one acoustic isolation feature. The audio portion is integrally coupled to the imaging portion. The audio portion is to provide an audio output. The at least one acoustic isolation feature is to facilitate acoustic separation of the imaging portion and the audio portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stuart D. Spencer, Dan Arquilevich
  • Patent number: 11516364
    Abstract: A power switching device for switching power between translational motion and rotational motion includes an active gear, a transmission mechanism, a translation mechanism, a functional gear, and a reset mechanism. The active gear can rotate in a first direction or a second direction opposite the first direction. The translation mechanism includes a runner and a pushing member. The active gear can switch between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the active gear meshes with the runner and rotates in the first direction or the second direction to drive the runner to rotate. In the second position, the active gear meshes with the transmission gear and rotates in the second direction to drive the functional gear to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Chung, Hsiu-Hao Cheng
  • Patent number: 11507329
    Abstract: A method of producing printed products uses at least one computer and at least one input device for controlling at least one machine for processing printing substrates. The input device receives technical and economic data of at least one print shop and the computer receives customer preferences relating to print jobs by using the input device. Based on the technical and economic data of the print shop, the computer calculates a simulation of possible print jobs producible in the print shop. The computer takes into account the results of the simulation and the customer preference inputs and generates matching offers for print jobs. The computer compares the generated offers with customer print jobs and, if a match is found between an offer and a customer's print job, the print job is processed by the machine for processing printing substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Wagensommer, Rainer Wolf, Frank Kropp, Gottfried Grasl, Dominic Stahl, Georg Roessler, Juergen Grimm
  • Patent number: 11503172
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to manage pieces of screen information in association with users, the screen information being related to an operation screen to be used for operating an image processing apparatus, identify a user who is going to use the image processing apparatus, and cause a display to display an operation screen created based on the screen information of the identified user, the display being used by the user when using the image processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Kazuaki Morito
  • Patent number: 11494142
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a print job which includes print data and which specifies back printing to be performed on a transparent recording medium, a generation unit that generates a display image to be printed on a front surface of the transparent recording medium and a display image to be printed on a back surface on the transparent recording medium on the basis of the print data included in the print job, and a display unit that displays the display image to be printed on the front surface and the display image to be printed on the back surface generated by the generation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Shingo Tajima, Daisuke Noguchi, Takashi Kikumoto, Megumi Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11481170
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit that obtains attribute information that specifies a process performed by an image forming apparatus in accordance with a print job including print data, a generation unit that generates a display image on the basis of the print data included in the print job, and a determination unit that determines a display color of a drawing area which corresponds to an area of a recording medium for printing the print data and in which a display image generated by the generation unit is to be disposed. If the attribute information specifies that a white color material be used, the determination unit determines the display color of the drawing area as a color other than white.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Shingo Tajima
  • Patent number: 11474755
    Abstract: Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores computer-executable instructions which cause, when executed, a controller of an information processing device to obtain a list of printers registered with an operating system installed to the information processing device, obtaining a list of print programs installed in the information processing device, store identifiers of the list of printers and the list of the print programs as obtained in a memory, detect whether a first user operation is input through an inputting device of the information processing device, when input of the first user operation is detected, extract one of the printers in the list of printers and print programs in the list of print programs stored in the memory and setting the extracted one of the printers and the print programs to the output destination, and when the output destination is one of the print programs, start the print program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Aiko Mizutani
  • Patent number: 11467792
    Abstract: An apparatus that executes communication includes a communication unit configured to transmit advertising information, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the apparatus, wherein the communication unit transmits advertising information including the acquired position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Abe
  • Patent number: 11467783
    Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus coupled to the printing apparatus via a network, and displays a screen on a display section. The information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition section that acquires information including a keyword included in a print instruction by voice from a voice intermediary apparatus, a preview processing section that displays a print preview screen corresponding to a content based on the acquired keyword on the display section, and a print data transmission section that generates print data that uses the content and transmits the print data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus receives the print data and executes printing according to the print data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 11467784
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry and a memory, the circuitry performing perceptual image conversion of converting two image data generated from one color image data respectively into perceptual images based on human visual characteristics, collation of determining whether the two perceptual images converted by the perceptual image conversion are same, and comparison result outputting of outputting the comparison result by the collation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., National University Corporation Chiba University
    Inventors: Takahiko Horiuchi, Ren Nakamura, Midori Tanaka, Shoko Imaizumi, Tsuyoshi Sakamoto, Tatsuroh Yoshioka, Kazuhiro Miyabe
  • Patent number: 11455127
    Abstract: In a case where a print job not performed according to designation of a first object for performing at least one print job without an authenticated user selecting the at least one print job is included in print jobs stored in association with identification information of the authenticated user, an image processing apparatus displays a second object for displaying a list of the print jobs stored in association with the identification information of the authenticated user in preference to the first object on a screen displayed on an operation device after the authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Satoru Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11442677
    Abstract: An image scanning device, while suspending scanning of a set of document sheets of a certain unit, execute scanning of a document sheet of another user, and thereafter enable a user to select a job to be resumed from a list of suspended jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tateki Narita, Kyosuke Nakano, Daiki Mizoi
  • Patent number: 11435968
    Abstract: A method for an information processing apparatus, comprising: acquiring first information to be used to establish connection to a connection target access point and second information concerning a communication apparatus to be connected to the access point by imaging a first image displayed on a display unit of another information processing apparatus connected to the access point; establishing wireless connection to the communication apparatus based on the second information acquired in the acquiring the first information; and transmitting the first information to the communication apparatus to cause the communication apparatus to try connection to the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Nakamura, Yoshinori Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11429330
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform control in such a way as to display a workflow image indicating a series of processes included in a workflow and change a manner in which the workflow image is displayed such that an allocation state of an operator for, among the series of processes, a target process for which there are candidates for the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventor: Makoto Kurebayashi