Patents Examined by Juan M Guillermety
  • Patent number: 11562190
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus extracts a margin portion from an input image in a case in which the input image is a margined formation target image formed so as to include a margin, and automatically executes, based on the extracted margin portion, a print setting of the input image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Taiki Sato
  • Patent number: 11553101
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions that are executable by a processor of a first terminal device compatible with a first platform. The instructions are configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the first terminal device to accept selection of an image processing apparatus from among one or more devices connected with the first terminal device, obtain setting information from the selected image processing apparatus, install, into the first terminal device, a first program compatible with the image processing apparatus and the first platform, display access information on a display of the first terminal device, the access information being based on an address of a web page representing a site of a supply source for a second program that is compatible with the image processing apparatus and a second platform, and display the setting information on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norihiko Asai
  • Patent number: 11553407
    Abstract: A signal interpretation system includes a communication device, a memory storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations including: receiving scanned information including a shape of at least one article scanned with a scanning device to identify the at least one article and identifying a geographic location of the scanning device, when a scan of the at least one article was performed, based on a location signal received from the scanning device. The operations also include evaluating a signal indicative of interest in the identified at least one article and transmitting, via the communication device, a notification based on the evaluated signal, the notification being indicative of the identified at least one article and the identified geographic location, the notification being configured to cause an update in at least one graphical element presented by the scanning device or another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Micah Price, Geoffrey Dagley, Qiaochu Tang
  • Patent number: 11528378
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a printing unit, a verification unit, an insertion unit, and a display unit. The printing unit prints an image on a recording sheet. The verification unit verifies the image printed by the printing unit. The insertion unit inserts an insertion sheet, on which an identifier is printed, to partition a plurality of recording sheets, on each of which the image is printed, for each bundle of a predetermined number of sheets. The display unit displays the number of recording sheets on each of which an image associated with the identifier and determined as a normal image by the verification unit is printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teppei Hasegawa, Kazuo Wakai
  • Patent number: 11523025
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus comprising detecting alteration of any application held in the image processing apparatus; determining, in a case where alteration has been detected, whether or not the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted based on the application in which alteration has been detected; and displaying, in a display unit and as a result of the determination, in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus needs to be restricted, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected, and restricting the use of the image processing apparatus, and in a case where the use of the image processing apparatus need not be restricted, display, in the display unit, a message indicating that alteration of the application has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Ikeda, Takeshi Kogure, Hiroaki Koike, Naoto Sasagawa
  • Patent number: 11494131
    Abstract: A print system includes a print device and an information processor connected to the print device via a network. The information processor includes an information acquisition section that acquires, from a voice mediation device, information including a keyword included in a print instruction given by a user by voice, a guidance section that outputs, to the voice mediation device, a guidance message to be output by voice, a print data transmission section that generates print data using content based on the keyword acquired by the information acquisition section in response to an output of the guidance message and transmits the print data to the print device, and a proficiency determination section that determines proficiency indicating a level of proficiency of the user for the print instruction. Based on the proficiency, the guidance section generates the guidance message that is used for the acquisition of the keyword by the information acquisition section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sera
  • Patent number: 11489929
    Abstract: An information processing system, a service providing device, and an information processing method. The information processing system receives a request for downloading a client program to a client terminal from a user operating the client terminal, determines at least one client program from one or more client programs according to the login method of the user, and control to send the determined client program to the client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Naritake Kondoh
  • Patent number: 11481168
    Abstract: A data state manager may include a production intent module to define a production intent, a capability module to identify a number of capabilities of a plurality of media printing devices to which the data state manager is coupled, and a data stream module to, through a plurality of communication links to the media printing devices, stream a plurality of data streams to the plurality of media printing devices in a synchronized manner based on a number of characteristics of the streamed data and the identified capabilities of the media printing devices, with the data streams defining the production intent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Ronald Tippetts
  • Patent number: 11477646
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application is to provide a method and a device for performing wireless connection pre-authorization on a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ZHANGMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Han Cheng
  • Patent number: 11470214
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a component to be maintained, a maintenance engine configured to perform maintenance on the component, and circuitry. The circuitry turns on a power supply to the apparatus at a power-on time set in advance by a timer; acquires, from a memory, a scheduled time of periodic maintenance to be executed on the component; turns on the power supply at a time prior to the scheduled time of the periodic maintenance; and shuts down the apparatus in response to an end of the periodic maintenance. In response to an arrival of the power-on time by the timer during execution of the periodic maintenance, the circuitry controls a state of the power supply to be kept at an on-state after the periodic maintenance ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11469900
    Abstract: A communication device may cause an output unit to output first specific information obtained by using a first public key in a case where a first specific signal is received from a first external device, receive a first authentication request in which the first public key is used from the first external device which has obtained the first public key, send a first authentication response to the first external device in a case where the first authentication request is received from the first external device, and establish a first wireless connection with the first external device in a case where the first authentication response is sent to the first external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Shibata, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11461058
    Abstract: In a printer, the printing portion prints an image in a printing area of the sheet conveyed by a conveyer. The reader reads the image in the printing area printed by the printing portion. In a case that the printing portion is to print images in a plurality of printing areas of the sheet, the controller sets, as at least one target printing area, a part of the plurality of printing areas. The controller determining whether a printing result in each of the at least one target printing area satisfies a prescribed quality based on image data which is generated by reading the printing result by using the reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Mitsuru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11442671
    Abstract: A method includes performing notification processing to, in a case where a communication between a communication apparatus and an information processing apparatus via an external apparatus is to be inexecutable, notify a user of at least one of a communication error as the cause of failure to perform communication between the communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus via the external apparatus, and or a method for solving the communication error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takuya Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11445086
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling image-forming devices, and an electronic terminal using the method are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes acquiring currently-available wireless networks; when a wireless network is provided by an image-forming device, acquiring a first network identifier of the wireless network; when a wireless network is not provided by the image-forming device, connecting to the wireless network and acquiring a first device identifier of the image-forming device connected to the wireless network; adding the first network identifier and the first device identifier acquired to the list of the image-forming devices; according to the list of the image-forming devices, selecting a target image-forming device; and connecting to a wireless network corresponding to the target image-forming device and establishing a communication with the target image-forming device, thereby controlling the target image-forming device to execute an image-forming task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Jiade Li
  • Patent number: 11429327
    Abstract: A computer system includes an information processing system configured to authenticate a user using one of multiple login methods and a terminal configured to request the information processing system to authenticate the user. The terminal includes a processor programmed to determine a login method based on a previously-used login method and display a login screen corresponding to the determined login method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tohta Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11432145
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives specifying information of an access point from a communication apparatus and performs connection processing to connect with the access point based on the specifying information. The communication apparatus is connected to the access point based on successful connection with the access point in the connection processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshinori Kawaura
  • Patent number: 11429331
    Abstract: There is provided a control method for an information processing apparatus that stores an editing application with which editing of intermediate data including drawing data generated by a drawing application can be performed, the control method including: obtaining information associated with a print setting; deciding an interface used for obtaining the intermediate data from among a plurality of interfaces on a basis of the obtained information associated with the print setting; and obtaining the intermediate data by using the decided interface, in which the intermediate data output from the editing application is obtained by a printer driver and converted into a print command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Shiohara
  • Patent number: 11425266
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes circuitry to receive a request for generating electronic data from an information processing apparatus via a first communication network, generate the electronic data, receive storage destination information designating a storage destination of the electronic data from the information processing apparatus via the first communication network, and transmit the generated electronic data to the storage destination via a second communication network, different from the first communication network, based on the storage destination information received from the information processing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsunori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11425776
    Abstract: An electronic device is detected as no longer being connected to a first wireless network via which the electronic device had network connectivity. Over a wireless sideband communication channel, a host computing device subsequently communicates to the electronic device network credentials for a second wireless network that is accessible by the electronic device and for which the host computing device has the network credentials. The electronic device responsively connects to the second wireless network using the network credentials communicated from the host computing device. The electronic device then has the network connectivity via the second wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Kenneth K. Smith
  • Patent number: 11409483
    Abstract: A first server system according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a control unit configured to instruct a client terminal to display a screen for inputting authentication information to a third server system as the transmission destination of image data registered in a second server system, an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a printing apparatus capable of printing the image data registered in the second server system, from the third server system that has performed authentication based on the authentication information input via the screen, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired information about the printing apparatus to the second server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Yasuda